Raccoon Damage Surges Across Japan
Raccoons are increasingly invading homes across Japan, damaging roofs and wiring, contaminating buildings with large amounts of urine and feces, and raising concerns over agriculture, native wildlife and the spread of disease as their population continues to expand. (News On Japan)
Raccoon populations in Japan are surging, causing significant damage to buildings and agricultural lands, and raising concerns over disease transmission and ecological disruption. In Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, pest-control specialists were called to a temple after raccoons invaded for the third time, damaging roofing and wiring and contaminating the building with large amounts of urine and feces.
The animals, known for returning to places where they were born, can cause substantial damage and are a growing concern across Japan as their population expands with few natural predators.
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